Chapter 118 - The Incident at Xiyuan Town

After separating from Wu Xiaofei, Hu Wei, and Sun Beibei, Ye Chenfeng headed straight back to the valley in the Primeval Forest.The Yun Teng Mushrooms covering the ground couldn’t possibly be transported out all at once, so Ye Chenfeng planned to first leave the Primeval Forest to help Tie Niu’s father, Wang Youli, expel the deadly poison from his body, and then return to the valley to focus on improving his strength in peace.

The miasma in the valley wasn’t going to dissipate overnight.

Ye Chenfeng could barely resist the miasma by using his Soul Force, so he wasn’t worried that someone would enter the valley after he left.

Besides, even if someone did come in, so what?

Most likely they would mistake the Yun Teng Mushrooms for poisonous mushrooms.

Not to mention harvesting them, they probably wouldn’t even dare to touch them.

Ye Chenfeng cut a section of meat from the corpse of the giant yellow python, believing that as long as Wang Youli ate the meat of the yellow python, the deadly poison in his body should naturally heal.

Gathering a few large leaves from the Primeval Forest to wrap up the python meat, Ye Chenfeng held it in his hand as his figure quickly dashed towards the exit of the Primeval Forest.

At this moment, Xiyuan Town was surrounded by a large number of police officers.

Early that morning, officers from a nearby city arrived at Xiyuan Town, where they beat and kicked the villagers.

The leader of this group of police officers was the chief of police, named Tian He, who had a shifty appearance.

If not for the police uniform he wore, probably nobody would associate the word “police” with him.

This Tian He was Scarred Liu’s brother.

Not long ago, when Scarred Liu set himself up as the king of the mountain in Xiyuan Town, many of the benefits he reaped had filled Tian He’s pockets.

Upon hearing the news of his brother’s death, Tian He rushed to Xiyuan Town in a flurry, bent on avenging his brother.

After all, Xiyuan Town and its surroundings were an anarchic area, without government jurisdiction, so he wasn’t worried about repercussions from above for his actions.

The reason Scarred Liu had been successful wherever he went over the years was probably not without Tian He’s influence.

What does “collusion between officials and bandits” mean?

Scarred Liu and Tian He, these brothers, were the perfect example. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ No(ᴠ)ᴇlFire.nᴇt

“Do you know why I came to Xiyuan Town today?

It’s because you people are the murderers who killed my brother Scarred Liu.

As the chief of the police, I am filled with a sense of justice, so you must pay the due price for this matter,” said Tian He, his eyes shifty and unblinking, as he spun this distortion of truth without skipping a beat or blushing.

The villagers of Xiyuan Town each felt indignant in their hearts.

These police officers were simply bandits in police clothing!

A youthful and full of vigor young man murmured quietly, “Scarred Liu was a bandit; it serves him right to die.

He’s done who knows how many evil deeds in our Xiyuan Town!”

The young man’s quiet muttering was overheard by Tian He, who looked at him and beckoned with a finger, saying, “Step out here and say it in front of me, Tian He.

I’m a reasonable man, aren’t all police servants of the people?

I surely won’t make it hard on you.”

The young man, not caring about his parents who were tugging at his sleeve, stepped out from the crowd and boldly said, “I said Scarred Liu was a bandit.

People like him got what they deserved.”

With a loud “bang,” as soon as the young man finished speaking, Tian He drew a handgun from his waist, aimed it at the young man’s heart, and fired a shot.

He laughed “hehe” in his throat and said, “Although I, Tian He, am a reasonable person, there’s no reasoning with you murderers.”

After the bullet entered the young man’s heart, his body convulsed twice and then slowly fell backward, killed instantly by the shot.

The young man’s parents quickly walked out from among the crowd, shaking their son’s arm, sobbing incoherently.

They truly hadn’t expected their son to die before their eyes, especially shot by police officers.

Tie Niu, standing to the side, clenched his fists tightly, his veins throbbing on the back of his hands.

Luckily, Mao Kangping grasped Tie Niu’s arm in time and said, “Tie Niu, don’t be impulsive!

You don’t have Mr.

Ye’s abilities.

If you step forward, you’ll only meet the same fate and be shot dead on the spot.”

Tie Niu bit his teeth in frustration, perhaps convinced by Mao Kangping’s reasoning, and his tightly clenched fists slowly relaxed.

“I heard my brother Scarred Liu wanted to have his way with a woman before he died, didn’t he?

Since he couldn’t finish what he started, I, as his brother, will wrap things up!

The wise ones will quietly come forward and save themselves the trouble,” Tian He barked at the villagers of Xiyuan Town.

The villagers of Xiyuan Town were very united, each bowing their heads in silence.

They were not about to do something as dishonorable as betraying one of their own.

“Very good, you’re quite loyal, aren’t you?

Let’s play a game then.

Starting now, I will kill one person every minute until the woman from before steps forward,” Tian He checked his watch and continued, “The timer starts now.”

“Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock…” A minute flew by all too quickly, and Tian He, aiming his gun at the crowd, muttered to himself, “Whom should I kill first?”

“Hold on, the person you’re looking for is me,” said the young girl who Ye Chenfeng had saved from Scarred Liu, trembling as she walked out from the back of the crowd.

Her face was etched with fear but showed no sign of regret, for she couldn’t bear to see the people of Xiyuan Town die for her sake.

Tian He put away his pistol and sized up the girl with sleazy eyes, clicking his tongue and then saying, “A real young one, aren’t you?

Today, I’ll also have a taste.”

“You’re police officers, you can’t do this, how are you any different from bandits?” the mayor of Xiyuan Town, leaning on a cane, came forward from the crowd.

“Why can’t police be bandits?

You should know that your Xiyuan Town is beyond anyone’s jurisdiction, and even if I killed all of you today, who would come after me?

This old coot, looking at you just irritates me.”

With a “bang,” Tian He fired a shot at the mayor of Xiyuan Town, and a red dot appeared on the old man’s forehead.

The old man uttered intermittently, “You, you, you will…

face retribution.” His words barely spoken, the old man’s body swayed and collapsed to the ground.

“Take a good look; this old man’s fate is what awaits you all.

If anyone else dares to blather before me again, I’ll send them off to meet King Yama,” Tian He threatened, wiping the gun’s barrel with his sleeve.

Then he turned to his fifty or sixty police subordinates and commanded, “Keep a close eye on these bumpkins.

Maybe if your chief gets to feast, you’ll get to sip on some leftovers!”

The officers, looking at the delicate, pitiful girl, felt as if their hearts were being tickled by a cat’s claws and promptly responded in unison, “Yes, Chief, we’ll definitely keep a close eye on these people.”